Interesting conundrum. Kicker is one position that can play into their 40's if need be, so 36 isn't nearly as dire as other positions. Having said that, locking up Gano at 25 if he can develop into a stud kicker for the next ten+ years is enticing.

He may be 35/36 years old, but that hasn't slowed him one bit. Look how many kicks past 50 he made last year.

This is a top 3 kicker in the entire league, and maybe top two.

I have a feeling Gano is going to be good - but it's just a feeling. On the other hand, those 3 additional 50+ yarders Rackers kicked could very well equal 3 additional wins. When you look at it that context, hard to ignore.

I feel confident saying with certainty, that if they compete, there is now way that Gano is going to beat him. And I really, really like Gano.

They will have to decide if Gano's youth is the trump card, or if they prefer the vet.

I can't even believe he is available. I've wanted this guy on our team for seven or eight years now. We had a chance to get him five years ago...but of course, we had Vinny back then. We didn't even work him out.

Does it matter WHO the kicker is, if we retain Danny Smith as ST coach? I don't think so.

Also, I vote for Gano - I'm tired of seeing this team give up on kickers too early. Shazzam and Novak are both having very successful careers elsewhere (maybe Shazzam not so much...), and both could have been Redskins for life.

Missing an easy game winner against the Cowboys is as close to unforgivable as it gets for me.

But if we keep, Goh-no!, it's not like I'll switch teams or anything. Scoring more touchdowns will negate his inopportune moments of suckage.
(Blocking ain't got nothing to do with kicking off out of bounds at terrible moments)

He's dead to me.

Game-winners.
Several of them.
In big games.
Against division rivals.
Especially the Cowpies.

That is his only hope of getting off my **** list.

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"Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and **** the prom queen"

Mixed feelings on Gano. LOTS of potential, there is no doubt. But the pucker-factor any time he lines for a potential game-winner is still way too high for comfort. If he can beat out Rackers in camp and preseason, so be it, I'll just live with the threat of future Depends for another season.

If he doesn't, and we head into the season with a guy with Rackers' track record, I can think of worse things. Hell, we won a Super Bowl with Ali Haji-Shiek fer chrissakes.